| Oshawa | ||||||
| Total | Poor | Distribution of total | Distribution of poor | Poverty rate | ||
| Unattached Individuals | 15,000 | 5,300 | 100% | 100% | 35% | |
| Non-elderly women | 4,600 | 1,800 | 30% | 34% | 39% | |
| Non-elderly men | 6,100 | 1,800 | 41% | 35% | 30% | |
| Elderly women | 3,300 | 1,400 | 22% | 26% | 43% | |
| Elderly men | 1,100 | 300 | 7% | 5% | 26% | |
| Economic Families | 37,700 | 5,300 | 100% | 100% | 14% | |
| Couples with no children < 18 | 16,200 | 1,000 | 43% | 19% | 6% | |
| Couples with children < 18 | 14,200 | 1,400 | 38% | 27% | 10% | |
| Lone-parent families < 18 | 4,500 | 2,500 | 12% | 47% | 55% | |
| Other families | 2,800 | 400 | 8% | 8% | 15% | |
| Non-elderly family | 32,000 | 5,000 | 85% | 94% | 16% | |
| Elderly family | 5,700 | 300 | 15% | 6% | 5% | |
| Children 0-17 in families | 33,700 | 7,200 | 100% | 100% | 21% | |
| Aged 0-5 | 12,300 | 3,100 | 37% | 43% | 25% | |
| Aged 6-17 | 21,400 | 4,100 | 63% | 57% | 19% | |
| All persons | 132,600 | 21,600 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Aged 0-14 | 29,200 | 6,500 | 22% | 30% | 22% | |
| Aged 15-24 | 17,900 | 3,800 | 13% | 18% | 21% | |
| Aged 25-34 | 22,400 | 3,600 | 17% | 17% | 16% | |
| Aged 35-44 | 21,900 | 2,600 | 17% | 12% | 12% | |
| Aged 45-54 | 16,000 | 1,600 | 12% | 7% | 10% | |
| Aged 55-64 | 11,000 | 1,400 | 8% | 6% | 13% | |
| Aged 65-74 | 9,100 | 1,200 | 7% | 5% | 13% | |
| Aged 75+ | 5,100 | 900 | 4% | 4% | 18% | |
| Females | 67,500 | 12,400 | 51% | 57% | 18% | |
| Males | 65,100 | 9,200 | 49% | 43% | 14% | |
| Population groups (all persons)* | 132,600 | 21,600 | 100% | 100% | 16% | |
| Recent immigrants | 2,100 | 600 | 2% | 3% | 28% | |
| Visible minorities | 6,600 | 1,600 | 5% | 8% | 24% | |
| Aboriginal identity | 1,200 | 400 | 1% | 2% | 32% | |
| With disabilities | 15,700 | 3,900 | 12% | 18% | 25% | |
| Education level (aged 15-64) | 89,200 | 13,000 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Post-secondary certificate | 26,400 | 2,100 | 30% | 16% | 8% | |
| Secondary | 23,500 | 2,900 | 26% | 22% | 12% | |
| Less than secondary | 39,300 | 8,000 | 44% | 61% | 20% | |
| Employment activity (aged 15-64) | 89,200 | 13,000 | 100% | 100% | 15% | |
| Full-time, full year employment | 37,600 | 1,500 | 42% | 11% | 4% | |
| Part-time, full year employment | 5,500 | 600 | 6% | 5% | 11% | |
| Part-time, part year employment | 23,500 | 3,600 | 26% | 28% | 15% | |
| No employment in 1995 | 22,600 | 7,300 | 25% | 56% | 32% | |
| Sources of income (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Average total income | $59,800 | $13,000 | ||||
| Average earnings | $56,900 | $7,800 | ||||
| Average government transfers | $5,900 | $8,500 | ||||
| Income deficiency (non-elderly economic families) | ||||||
| Number with incomes < .5 of LICO | 1,800 | |||||
| Average poverty gap | $9,700 | |||||
| Average market gap** | $15,600 | |||||
| * Population groups not mutually exclusive. **Market gap based on income of market-poor families. Notes: see Glossary for definitions of terms. A margin of error may be present due to rounding of figures. Percentages based on unrounded figures. | ||||||